Talking to Siri is an easier, faster way to get things done. It’s always with you — on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch — ready to help throughout your day. With a redesigned interface, Siri is more powerful than ever. And the more you use Siri, the better it knows what you need at any moment. Just say “Hey Siri” before a request, and Siri does it.

You can activate Siri and make your request all at once — without pressing a button.2

“Set the timer for 5 minutes”

“Open the Health app”

“How’s the weather tomorrow?”

“Wake me up at 7 AM tomorrow”

“Text Mat ‘See you soon smiley face exclamation mark’”

“Call Dad at work”

“Where’s a good inexpensive place to eat around here?”

Make requests all at once or let Siri guide you.

For example, say “Send a message to Mum that I’m running 15 minutes late” and Siri will write her a text. Or say “Send Mum a message” and Siri will ask what you want to tell her.

“How many cups in a litre?”

Change the voice Siri uses.

In Settings, you can choose a male or female voice for Siri or even change its language.

“FaceTime Derrick”

Add punctuation to an email or message.

When you’re dictating to Siri, simply say what punctuation you want to use as you speak. For example, when dictating a text, you can say “Hi Mary comma the cheque is in the mail full stop”.

Tap to edit.

If Siri misunderstands something you say, you can tap the dictated text and edit using the keyboard.

Staying in Touch

“Text Yee Ming ‘I’ll be right there’”

“Skype Mum”

“Call back my last missed call”

“Get my call history”

“Where is Sandy?”

You can ask Siri to locate someone who is signed in to the Find My Friends app.

“Learn to pronounce Tristan Soriaga”

You can teach Siri how to pronounce your friends’ and family members’ names correctly.

“Show Nick Chan’s contact information”

“Message Debbie on WhatsApp ‘I’m on my way’”

“Text Mat ‘See you soon smiley face exclamation mark’”

“Read my last message from Jon”

“Do I have any new email?”

“Call Dad at work”

“Do I have any new voicemail?”

“Email Jimmy ‘Thanks for the money’”

When you’re writing an email, you can dictate it to Siri.

“FaceTime Derrick”

“Do I have any new texts from Esther?”

“Redial that last number”

“Play the last voicemail from Hanson”

“Call 995”

“Kash Neo is my brother”

Tell Siri how people in your contacts are related to you, like your mum, dad, brother or girlfriend, and it will know who you’re referring to the next time you ask Siri to contact someone.

“Send Lai Fong an email about the hotel”

Tell Siri to create a new email, write it and send it — all hands-free.

“Reply to Jon ’That’s great news”

“Do I have any emails about the camping trip?”

“When did Shig call me?”

Getting Organised

“Remember this later”

Ask Siri to remind you about something you’re looking at in apps like Safari, Mail and Notes.

“Create a new list called Groceries”

“Remind me about this email on Friday at noon”

“Mark the third one complete”

Ask Siri to show you a Reminders list, then have it check off items as you get things done.

“What does the rest of my day look like?”

“Add Helen to my 2:30 meeting on Thursday?”

Ask Siri to send a meeting invitation to any of your contacts who have an email address.

“Remember to pick up dry cleaning next Friday”

“Remind me about this when I get in the car”

Looking at a place in Maps you want to stop at later? Just ask Siri to remind you when you’re in your car.

“Set an alarm for 9 AM every Friday”

“Where’s my next meeting?”

”When is my next meeting with Sharon?”

“Show my work to-do list”

“Remind me to walk the dog at 7 PM”

“Set up a meeting with Sarah at 11:30”

“Add Alice in Wonderland to my Books list”

When you’ve created a list in the Reminders app, you can ask Siri to add new things to it.

“Wake me up at 7 AM tomorrow”

“Remind me to call Joyce when I get to work”

Use Siri to create location-based reminders for any addresses you’ve added for your contacts.

“Set the timer for 5 minutes”

“Turn off all my alarms”

”Add brussels sprouts to my grocery list”

“Note ‘I spent $10 on lunch’”

“Remind me to pay Phoebe back tomorrow morning”

“Move my 2 PM appointment to 2:30”

“Send Helen $20 with OCBC”

Sport

“Who won the NBA Finals?”

“Who has scored the most goals in English football?”

“When is the next Trail Blazers home game?”

“When was the last time the Red Sox won the World Series?”

“Where is Singapore Sports Hub?”

“Who won the American football game?”

“When does the English football season start?”

“Did India win the cricket match yesterday?”

“Did the Chicago Cubs win?”

“Who will win the Southampton game?”

“When is the LA Galaxy’s next home game?”

“When is the next Warriors game?”

“When does the MLB season start?”

“What baseball games are scheduled for today?”

Entertainment

“Play Lorde’s album”

“Play a song I’d like”1

“What’s the movie Baby Driver about?”

“Tell me a story”

“Show me some kids and family films”

“Show me the trailer for BLADE RUNNER 2049”

“Add Perfect Places by Lorde to my library”

“Shuffle my Road Trip playlist”

“Hey Siri, what song is this?”

Through the Shazam app, Siri can tell you what song is playing around you.

“Shuffle the top 10 hip-hop songs”

“Find books by Jane Austen”

“Can you recommend a film?”

“Play the top song from 1985”

“Who sings this?”

Ask Siri who sings a song that is playing on your iPhone or around you.

“Who starred in Logan?”

“Who directed Spider-Man Homecoming?”

“Which movie won best picture in 2000?”

“Get the new Arcade Fire album”

“I want to hear the live version of this song”

You can ask Siri to play another version of the song that’s playing — like acoustic, or by a specific artist.

“Play Grateful by DJ Khaled”

“Get a Charles Dickens book”

“Play the latest Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! podcast”

“Find some cinemas near me”

“Download the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast”

“Play the number one song right now”

“Read me a haiku”

“Pause”

You can ask Siri to pause or stop a song that is playing in Apple Music.

“Play”

Ask Siri to play music from your Apple Music library.

“Skip”

You can ask Siri to skip a song that is playing in Apple Music.

Out and About

“Give me public transit directions to the Singapore Art Museum”

“Find me a wet market nearby”

“I’m running low on petrol”

“Where’s the nearest shopping mall?”

“Hey Siri, get me an uberX to Singapore Changi Airport”

“Where’s a good inexpensive place to eat around here?”

“Find a happy hour nearby”

“Find a coffee shop near me”

“What’s my ETA?”

“I need some aspirin”

“How are the reviews for Baker & Cook in Singapore?”

“Where’s a good hair salon?”

Siri can provide recommendations on local businesses.

“What’s the best restaurant in Manhattan?”

“Find me a place to eat where I can sit outside”

“Where am I?”

“I need a good electrician”

“Are we there yet?”

Getting Answers

“Do I need an umbrella today?”

“How is the stock market doing?”

“When is daylight saving time in Sydney?”

“What’s the definition of pragmatic?”

“What is Apple’s P/E ratio?”

“What does the fox say?”

“How do you spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?”

“How high is Mount Everest?”

“What’s 18% of $85?”

“When is Deepavali this year?”

“When is sunset in Sydney?”

“What is the population of Bali?”

“What’s the square root of 128?”

“What is 30 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit?”

“What’s the temperature outside?”

“How’s the weather tomorrow?”

“What time is it in Tokyo?”

“When was Lee Kuan Yew born?”

“Pick a card, any card”

“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”

“Show me the Orion constellation”

“What is the high for Toa Payoh tomorrow?”

“How many Singapore dollars is 45 euros?”

“How many calories in a boiled egg?”

“What day is it?”

“What’s the meaning of life?”

“Is it hot in Melbourne right now?”

“What’s the UV Index outside?”

OK. Let’s have a look.

“How many cups in a litre?”

“Is it going to rain next week?”

“Compare AAPL and the NASDAQ”

Tips and Tricks

“Get the Minecraft app”

“Open Mail”

Ask Siri to open any app on your iPhone and it will launch immediately.

“Hey Siri”

You can activate Siri just by saying “Hey Siri” — without pressing a button.2

“Where is the Singapore Zoo?”

“Call me Superstar”

You can ask Siri to call you any nickname you want.

“Find stargazing apps”

Use Siri from behind the wheel.

With CarPlay and Siri Eyes Free, you can use Siri in the car. Connect via USB or Bluetooth, then press and hold the voice control button on your steering wheel.

“Search for pictures of modern kitchens on Pinterest”

“Siri, did I get any mail from Angeline?”

Siri can check if you have email from specific people and read you the subject lines.

“Yes or no?”

“Is Bluetooth on?”

“What can you help me with?”

Ask Siri to see a list of tasks that it can help you with.

Tap to edit.

If Siri misunderstands something you say, you can tap the dictated text and edit using the keyboard.

Change the voice Siri uses.

In Settings, you can choose a male or female voice for Siri or even change its language.

“What languages do you speak?”

“Turn on Airplane mode”

“What are you doing?”

Make requests all at once or let Siri guide you.

For example, say “Send a message to Mum that I’m running 15 minutes late” and Siri will write her a text. Or say “Send Mum a message” and Siri will ask what you want to tell her.

“Turn on Do Not Disturb”

You can ask Siri to turn on Do Not Disturb to silence calls, alerts and notifications that you get while your device is locked.

“Take a selfie”

“Make the screen brighter”

Add punctuation to an email or message.

When you’re dictating to Siri, simply say what punctuation you want to use as you speak. For example, when dictating a text, you can say “Hi Mary comma the cheque is in the mail period”.

“Hey Siri, text Nick ‘I’ll call you later‘”

You can use Siri from across the room — just say “Hey Siri” followed by what you want it to do.2

“Pick a card”

Let me shuffle first... OK, the 6 of spades.

“Read my last message from Debbie”

Siri can read your messages to you and take dictation for your replies, so you can keep your eyes on the road.

“Start my run in Nike+ Run Club”

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Apple Music subscription is required.

“Hey Siri” is supported on iPhone SE, iPhone 6s or later, iPad Pro (except 12.9-inch, 1st generation), and iPad (5th generation) without being plugged into power. “Hey Siri” is supported on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with iOS 8 or later while plugged in. Not supported on first-generation iPad, iPad 2 and first-generation iPad mini.

Siri is available on iPhone 4s or later, iPad Pro, iPad (3rd generation or later), iPad Air or later, iPad mini or later, and iPod touch (5th generation or later), and requires Internet access. Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Mobile data charges may apply.